Make A Vinyl Siding Unlocking Tool

Therefore exposing the adjacent nailing hem.

Make a vinyl siding unlocking tool.

Unlike trying to use your fingers or another tool to separate this interlocking location when you use a zip lock tool you won t have to worry about accidentally damaging your siding. Allows the user to remove a section by unlocking the bottom locking edge of the siding. How to unlock and remove vinyl siding using a common screwdriver and hammer. Starting at the bottom edge of the damaged siding panel wiggle the curved tip of the zip tool blade under a loose spot at one end of the panel hooking the tool onto the back lip of the buttlock.

Look for a slightly enlarged hole at the end of the panel which is designed for the zip tool to slide into. Unlock the bottom joint. Pactool va101 straight handled siding removal tool frustration free vinyl siding removal non slip grip handy hang hole 4 0 out of 5 stars 2. Insert the curved end of the tool under the end of the panel and hook onto the back lip of the buttlock.

Remove or replace a siding panel with the zip lock tool. The right tool for the job. One piece steel design for smooth and consistent unlocking vinyl grip for extra comfort measure 9 inches. To disengage the lock pull down and slide the tool along the length of the panel.

Zip lock unlocking tool. To unlock a section of vinyl siding using only a screwdriver find the end joint insert the screwdriver into the bottom locking edge and pry down and out on the edge until you can grab and pull the bottom edge outward and unlock the corner slide the screwdriver along the entire bottom edge of the siding. Use the same procedure to relock a panel fig.